Phil Kostka

It’s been four years since we opened the doors of Untappd to the public and we haven’t looked back ever since. The community has grown at a tremendous rate and the outpouring of feedback and support has been very humbling to us. As we always say, Untappd wouldn’t be where it is without our community.

As a thank you and to celebrate our fourth birthday, we have a new badge for everyone to unlock! Check-in to any beer between October 22nd - October 31st and you will be rewarded with our “Untappd 4th Anniversary” badge.

Thanks again for supporting Untappd and for always drinking socially. Cheers!

Welcome back fight fans, to Sin City Nevada, USA for another round of Friday Night Fights! After a two week Brickworld hiatus, we’re back in a tiny way! After seeing all the great mega builds, we’re going micro … Let’s go to the tale of the tape.

In the green corner we have Kristi (customBRICKS) with the very classic 4 tower castle:

In the white corner we have Barton Thinks with Helms Deep:

As usual, constant reader, you are tasked with deciding who’s the cheesier builder by way of comment. On the last edition of Friday Night Fights, Say Cheese, It’s a 3-3 tie – which is appropriate as there was some mischief posting and both builds were actually Grant’s – opps! Tune in next week for another action packed edition of Friday Night Fights!

It’s a good thing this book doesn’t come out until May, because if we read it now, we’d be cursing Mother Nature and her frigid ways. TASCHEN’s latest in their 365 Day-by-Day series is completely devoted to the art of surfing. Each day you turn the page to find another gorgeous shot that will make you long for a wave or at least some warm weather. The nostalgia-inducing photographs will also remind you of the glory days of swarming the ...

Arts and Crafts in the house

Android devices display animations when they transition between apps, windows, and various menus. Animations oftentimes looks slick, but they do take up time—and sometimes can even cause the phone to lag if it’s low on resources.